But a few moments later, junior McKenna Hollingsworth slammed home the title-clinching kill for a 25-20, 25-13, 25-23 victory over Calvin Christian on Saturday at Cathedral Catholic High.

Then the party began for the Eagles (16-20).

“We talked about the streak way back before the season began,” said Hollingsworth, who had 12 kills, four blocks and two aces. “The older kids have worked very hard to make this happen. You don’t understand how cool it is to win seven in a row. Wow, seven is a lot.”

TCC ran off a string of at least three straight points 10 times in the match. Calvin (25-7) did it four times.

Tri-City Christian, the top seed, also got 12 kills and three aces from Rachel Fanchin along with seven kills and two blocks from Kaley Milligan.

“I think their maturity and experience was the difference,” Calvin Christian coach Doug Van Solkema said. “I hope we’re back next year and we’ll have some championship experience to lean on.”